What to watch this week

Thursday, March 24

THE OFFICE The Daily Show's Steve Carell takes the Ricky Gervais role in the American interpretation of the hit UK mock reality series set in a stationery factory. 9:30 pm on Global, repeated at 9:30 pm Tuesday on CHCH

THE TAKE Naomi Klein THE TAKE Naomi Klein

and Avi Lewis travel to Argentina to investigate the DIY phenom where workers seize factories to hold onto their jobs. 8 pm on CBC

In this 2004 reunion special, Pats 'n' Edina ditch fashion for interior design but haven't a clue where to begin. 10 pm on Comedy

CARPOCALYPSE CARPOCALYPSE

Teams of good 'ol boys - and gals - turn junkyard clunkers into demolition derby kings before wreckin' them real good in a death match involving school buses and RVs. 8 pm on Spike, repeated at 2 pm Sunday

Sunday, March 27

RETURN OF THE CHEF Michelin star John Burton Race launches a new seven-part series that finds the celebrity chef running a restaurant in the English countryside with his wife and six children. 7 pm on Food

Did the decadent lifestyle celebrated by the late Italian fashion designer lead to his murder? 1 am on TVO

Monday, March 28

HOCKEY NOMAD IN RUSSIA The Rheostatics' Dave Bidini takes the Trans-Siberian Express to Omsk to see how hockey reflects life in the former Soviet Union. 9 pm on CBC

Tuesday, March 29

THE REAL PATSY CLINE Late 80s overview separates fact from fiction in the legendary country singer's tragically short but inspirational career. 8 pm on Bravo

INVASION IOWA William Shatner INVASION IOWA William Shatner

and a fake movie crew descend on a Midwest town and, instead of shooting a Hollywood blockbuster, film the townsfolks' horrified reaction to their boorish behaviour. Continues nightly through April Fools' Day. 9 pm Tuesday on Spike

Wednesday, March 30

AMERICAN DREAMS The season finale of this feel-good family drama set in the turbulent 60s finds teenage Meg torn between her folks and a cute potential draft dodger. Everclear's Art Alexakis offers Country Joe and the Fish's Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag in commiseration. 8 pm on NBC